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Designing and Aligning Excellence in Teaching, Teacher Evaluation, and Professional Development

GUSD 562 Spring 2012


Research tells us that teacher effectiveness is the strongest predictor of student achievement - greater than both parent education and race combined. (Getting it Right: A Comprensive Guide to Developing and Sustaining Teacher Evaluation & Support Systems, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards)

Course Snapshot
Class
 Date
 Location
 Reading/ Assignment
 Module
 Assignment
 Points
1
 7-Feb
 Girard HS
 NBPTS, Getting It Right Reflection Paper
 #1
 Focus A
 30
2
 8-Feb
 Girard HS
 Teacher Interviews
 #2
 Focus B
 150







3
 7-Mar
 Northwestern
 Danielson, Enhancing ...Ch 4&5
Open Ended Questions
 #3
 Focus C
 50
4
 8-Mar
 Northwestern
 Observation Protocol
Focus D
 300







5
 24-Apr
 Fairview
 Danielson, Teacher Evaluation pg. 78-130; 131-151
 #4
 Focus E
 50
6
 25-Apr
 Fairview
 Key Assignment/Culminating Project
Log w/ Summaries (24 hours)
Reflection Paper
 #5
 Focus F:
 150
150



Class Participation (20/class)

120





Total
 1,000

TBD
 at GSD
 Site Based Learning Lab
 #6